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Back to School Guide - After-School Activities & Essentials Perth

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Your guide to getting back to school in 2020.

School’s back for 2020! That means the big kids are starting a brand new year, and the little kids get mum or dad all to themselves once again! But back to school doesn’t mean the end of fun - there’s always plenty happening in Perth.

After School Activities

From sports to music, there are absolutely LOADS of activities going on around Perth after school has finished for the day. We can’t list them all, but we can help you with a starting point! Here are some of the best Perth Mums Group resources for finding an after-school activity for your child.

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Back To School Essentials

Officeworks School List Service

Need back to school supplies in a hurry and don’t want to fight the crowds? Simply upload your school list to the Officeworks website, select your preferred store and pick up date and let them do all the handwork for you! They will pack it all up and let you know when it’s ready.

Even better - if you find a lower price on an identical item that is in stock on any official school list, they will beat the price by 20%!

WHERE: Locations throughout Australia
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Backpacks

Your local Kmart, Big W and Target typically stock a large range of appropriately-sized backpacks for schoolkids, including licensed character backpacks.

Smiggle has a HUGE range of backpacks, including bags for kindy and prep-aged children.

Why not take a look around the DFO? Stores include Bags To Go, City Beach, Cotton On Kids, Kim Kidd, the AFL Store and Rip Curl. You can read about taking the kids to the DFO here!

Name Labels

Dinkleboo: Offer name labels, iron-on labels, backpacks, water bottles, pencil cases, books, gifts and so much more.

Blue: Offer name labels, iron-on labels, lunchboxes, Bento-style lunchboxes, backpacks, water bottles and so much more. Look out for frequent specials from Hippo Blue, which they often advertise through Facebook.

On You: Offer name labels, iron-on labels, lunchboxes, Bento-style lunchboxes, backpacks, water bottles and so much more.

Tinyme: Offer name labels, iron-on labels, backpacks, lunchbags, bag tags, water bottles, pencil cases, books, gifts and so much more.

Woolworths: purchase any 3 participating products in a single transaction, enter your valid receipt or online order code, design your personalised labels and have them mailed them to you.

Lunchboxes and lunchbags

Smiggle has a massive range of lunchboxes, bags, waterbottles and more.

Stuck On You: Offer personalised Bento-style boxes in various shapes and sizes, cooler bags and accessories.

Officeworks

Kitchen Warehouse

Kmart, Big W, Coles and Woolworths also stock a large range of lunchboxes, bags, water bottles and accessories.

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